Today was the 60th day of India’s nationwide lockdown, meant to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 1,25,101. The death toll from the outbreak in India is at 3,720. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Delhi have reported the highest number of cases.
Globally, there have been over 52 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 3.38 lakh people have died so far. The United States, Russia, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Spain are the most-affected countries.
72 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today - 55 in Nainital, 8 in Dehradun, 3 each in US Nagar and Rudraprayag, 2 in Pauri Garhwal and 1 in Haridwar. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 244: Uttarakhand State Control Room COVID-19 (ANI)
The number of COVID-19 patients in Mumbai is doubling over a period of 14 days, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said today as he interacted with doctors of BMC-run hospitals.
During the video conference interaction, Thackeray praised the doctors for their continuous fight over the last two months to contain the outbreak, and exuded confidence that the task would be accomplished. (PTI)
Coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad crossed the 10,000-mark and rose to 10,001 after 277 new patients were reported today, the state health department said. 24 COVID-19 patients died in Ahmedabad hospitals during the day, taking the death toll so far in the district to 669. (PTI)
Maharashtra government has not amended its lockdown order dated May 19 and, therefore, no air travel will be allowed till May 31. (CNN News18)
A fire broke out in an operation theatre and recovery room at the third floor of Cygnus Orthocare hospital opposite IIT here in south Delhi today evening, officials said.
This is a reserve hospital for COVID-19 patients and there were eight patients present when the incident occurred but all were evacuated safely. (PTI)
Maharashtra reported 2,608 new coronavirus patients and 60 deaths today, the health department said.
The total number of cases in the state rose to 47,190 and the death toll reached 1,577, it said.
821 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the number of recovered coronavirus patients to 13,404. (PTI)
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A 34-year-old Nepalese national, staying in a quarantine centre near Maharajganj after his return from Delhi, died of unknown causes today, officials told PTI.
The coronavirus death toll in Delhi mounted to 231, while 591 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported today, taking the total number of infections in the city to 12,910, authorities said.
The city recorded the highest spike in fresh cases -- 660 -- yesterday.
Sikkim reported its first COVID-19 case on Saturday as a 25-year-old student who recently returned from Delhi tested positive for the disease, a senior official said.
The sample of the student was sent to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri for testing. The report came back positive, Health Department Director General-cum-Secretary Pempa Tshering Bhutia told reporters in Gangtok.
Shops reopen in Ganderbal district which has been declared as a COVID-19 'green zone'. A shopkeeper told news agency ANI, "We give hand sanitizer to our customers and maintain social distancing by ensuring that only one customer enters the shop at a time".
Sixteen more people tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 185, officials said. Of the 16 fresh cases, six are reported from Kangra, five from Solan, four from Mandi and one from Hamirpur district, they said. (PTI)
The number of COVID-19 cases in Amravati reached 151 today, while the death toll touched 15 after a 56-year-old woman died late last night, a district official said. The woman, a resident of Al Hilal Colony, had tested positive for the virus on May 21 and was undergoing treatment since, he said. (PTI)
